| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wozniak (fresh) PF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Tim Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Huffman inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Benjamin Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Pepe | 28-25 |
| 19:09 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wozniak | 28-27 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 30-27 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Morgan | 30-27 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daniel - foul #3 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:08 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 16:53 | Akron | James Peacock misses short on a jumper near the basket | 30-27 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Ray Mallet snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Jerry Huffman blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Benjamin Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Jesse Smith swats the layup by Benjamin Miller | 30-27 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Baker (fresh) SF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Carl Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | Ray Mallet takes the ball from Jesse Smith | 30-27 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Carl Baker double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG) Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Tim Morgan and the foul's on Terry Brooks - foul #2 on Terry Brooks, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Kyle Garrett, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Tim Morgan swats the shot by Thomas Daniel | 30-29 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Ray Mallet can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 14:25 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 14:05 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Ray Mallet pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Jesse Smith picks off the pass by Benjamin Miller | 30-29 |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 13:12 | Akron | James Peacock connects on the jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 12:47 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Otis Ensign | 32-34 |
| 12:24 | Akron | James Peacock misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-34 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:12 | Akron | James Peacock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Ray Mallet, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (C) Tim Morgan | |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Colby Ladd | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Modesto Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Warren Eckert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:01 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Colby Ladd | 32-40 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Jerry Huffman buries a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on James Wozniak - foul #1 on James Wozniak, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Timothy Dewalt (SG), Bret Vaughn (SF), Aaron Lee (PF), Tim Morgan (C) Colby Ladd, Otis Ensign, James Wozniak, Jesse Smith, Warren Eckert | |
| 10:54 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Terry Brooks takes the ball from Bret Vaughn | 35-40 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kyle Garrett | 38-40 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Jerry Huffman picks off the pass by Bret Vaughn | 38-40 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Jason Pepe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Ray Mallet (C) Carl Baker, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), James Wozniak (SF) Jay Gailey, Bret Vaughn | |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Jason Pepe steps in front of the Timothy Dewalt pass | 38-40 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Morgan - foul #3 on Tim Morgan, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Thomas Daniel (C) Kyle Garrett, Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (SG), Jesse Smith (PF), Warren Eckert (C) Timothy Dewalt, Aaron Lee, Tim Morgan | |
| 09:14 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 08:44 | Akron | James Peacock grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Benjamin Miller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Colby Ladd | 40-42 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Benjamin Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Miller picks off the pass by Colby Ladd in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Benjamin Miller can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:40 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 07:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Daniel | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Mallet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wozniak (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Warren Eckert (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Akron | James Peacock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Colby Ladd - foul #3 on Colby Ladd, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Benjamin Miller, Ray Mallet, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Bret Vaughn (SF), Tim Morgan (C) Colby Ladd, James Wozniak, Warren Eckert | |
| 07:17 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:17 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:17 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 06:52 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-42 |
| 06:50 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 06:35 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan comes up short on the runner in the paint | 40-42 |
| 06:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Terry Brooks | 40-42 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Jerry Huffman grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Kyle Garrett scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn is hacked by Jerry Huffman - foul #1 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Ray Mallet (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) James Peacock, Terry Brooks, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), Timothy Dewalt (SG), James Wozniak (SF), Aaron Lee (PF) Jay Gailey, Otis Ensign, Bret Vaughn, Jesse Smith | |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Benjamin Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 05:14 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Daniel | 43-42 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Jerry Huffman hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Kyle Garrett | 45-42 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | Kyle Garrett steals the ball from Colby Ladd in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Colby Ladd steals it from Jerry Huffman | 45-42 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Timothy Dewalt scores on a shot from the left block | 45-44 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is hacked by Colby Ladd - foul #4 on Colby Ladd, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jason Pepe (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Kyle Garrett, Jerry Huffman, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (C) Tim Morgan | |
| 04:16 | Akron | Benjamin Miller splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 03:59 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF) Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (SG), Jesse Smith (PF) Timothy Dewalt, Aaron Lee | |
| 03:49 | Akron | Jason Pepe scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Miller | 51-44 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF) David Sison | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan (C) Warren Eckert | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Colby Ladd - foul #5 on Colby Ladd, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG) Colby Ladd | |
| 03:06 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Jerry Huffman is called for the reach on James Wozniak - foul #2 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn (SF) James Wozniak | |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn is fouled on the floor by James Peacock - foul #2 on James Peacock, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn is whistled for traveling | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Jason Pepe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 01:55 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan clanks a turnaround from the right block | 55-44 |
| 01:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Huffman | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jerry Huffman is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Gailey - foul #2 on Jay Gailey, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Wozniak (SF) Bret Vaughn | |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak is fouled on the floor by Carl Baker - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (C) Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Gailey - foul #3 on Jay Gailey, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF) Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:36 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:16 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Ray Mallet pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:00 | Akron | Terry Brooks is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (C) David Sison | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Modesto Russo gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Modesto Russo blows the layup but he's hacked by Tim Morgan - foul #4 on Tim Morgan, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Modesto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Modesto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Kyle Garrett runs out the clock | 61-46 |